Tan Jiaxin

Tan Jiaxin (simplified Chinese: 谭佳薪; traditional Chinese: 譚佳薪; pinyin: Tán Jiāxīn; born December 3, 1996 in Changsha) is an elite Chinese gymnast.

Tan Jiaxin
Full name譚佳薪 (Tan Jiaxin)
Country represented China
Born (1996-12-03) 3 December 1996
HometownChangsha, Hunan, China
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Head coach(es)Xiong Jingbin (熊景斌), Zhang Xia(张霞)
RetiredSeptember 2017
Medal record
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 NanningTeam
Silver medal – second place2015 GlasgowTeam
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonTeam
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 BangkokTeam
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2013 TianjinTeam
Gold medal – first place2013 TianjinUneven Bars
Silver medal – second place2013 TianjinVault

Career

2012

Although she did not make the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Tan has continued to compete and become a strong player for China. Later in 2012, she competed at the Chinese Individual Nationals in the fall, winning silver on uneven bars.

2013

In 2013, she won gold on uneven bars at the Doha World Cup. She won team bronze medals at the Chinese Nationals and Chinese National Games, and also placed sixth on vault in the latter competition. She was named to the Chinese team for the East Asian Games, where she won gold with her team and on uneven bars, and silver on vault.

In November, she was named to the Chinese team for the Stuttgart World Cup, where she won the gold medal in the Team Challenge

2014

Tan did not compete at Chinese Nationals in May.

Tan was named to the team selected to compete at both the Asian Games in Incheon and World Championships in Nanning. Alongside teammates Yao Jinnan, Shang Chunsong, Huang Huidan, Chen Siyi, and Bai Yawen, the Chinese team won gold in Incheon ahead of the North Korean and Japanese teams and silver in Nanning behind the United States and ahead of Russia. Individually at Worlds, Tan placed third in the uneven bars qualifications with a score of 15.333 points but was unable to compete in the final due to the two-per-country rule; teammates Yao and Huang placed ahead of her in first and second place, respectively.

2015

Tan participated in the World Championships in Glasgow. Again, the Chinese team won a silver medal behind the United States, and this time ahead of Great Britain. Tan contributed one of the highest scores in vault (tied with Wang Yan) of the Chinese team and 15.133 in the uneven bars behind Fan Yilin and Shang Chunsong during the team final.

2016

At age 19, Tan won gold medal with her team at the Chinese Nationals, and also won silver medal on the uneven bars. Tan was initially named as an alternate to China's 2016 Olympics team, but after teammate Liu Tingting suffered an injury and pulled out, she was named to the 2016 Olympic team.[1]

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2012National Championships3rd3rd
2013Doha World Cup1st
National Championships3rd
National Games3rd6th
East Asian Games1st2nd1st
Stuttgart World Cup1st
2014Asian Games1st
World Championships2nd
2015National Championships1st5th
World Championships2nd
2016National Championships1st2nd
Olympic Games3rd

References

  1. Turner, Amanda (July 18, 2016). "Tan Jiaxin to Replace Liu Tingting in Rio". intlgymnast.com. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
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